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The Cyber Boxing Zone Encyclopedia -- Old Timer

George Reynolds

BORN c 1862; Fought out of Brooklyn, New York
HEIGHT 5-6
WEIGHT 128-137 lbs
1888
Jan 14 Ed Cahill                  Brooklyn, NY                      L  3
Feb 11 Dan Custy                  in New Jersey                     D 27
          -Custy was called the Champion of Long Island
Dec 10 Edward "Rug"  McDonald     New York, NY                     WF  7
          -This is the same boxer who fought "Nonpareil" Jack Dempsey
Dec 26 Jack Dougherty             Brooklyn, NY                     EX   

1889
May 14 Jack Dougherty             Brooklyn, NY                     ND   
          -The men fought for a full minute after time was called

1890
Jan 12 -Reynolds went to greet Jack Fallon who had returned 
           from Europe on the "Germania" of the White Star line
May 10 Frank Duff                 Chicago, Il                      EX   

1891
Dec 26 Martin Snee                New York, NY                      W  6

1892
Feb  6 Paddy McCarty              New York, NY                     TK 15
Apr 14 John Sampson               Brooklyn, NY                      W  3
          -Sampson was the former Amateur Lightweight Champion of America
Apr 30 Walter Campbell            Philadelphia, Pa                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
May  2 Jack Thornton              Astoria, NY                      LT  5
May  7 Martin Snee                New York, NY                      W    
Jun 22 Al O'Brien                 New York, NY                     LK  2
          -Some sources report 07/22/1892; Some sources report "LK 3"
Jul 20 -The Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle reported that Reynolds had filed a law suit
           against the Manhattan AC for the balance of payment due him from the
           Al O'Brien bout
Aug 24 Jim Sweeney                New York, NY                    TK 11
          -Some sources report 10/24/1892
Sep 19 Jim Sampson                Philadelphia, Pa                EX   
Oct  1 "Texas" Jack Burke         New York, NY                     L  6
Oct  3 -Reynolds refereed the Casper Leon-Sammy Myers bout in New York, NY
Nov 11 Owen Ziegler               Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled but cancelled
Dec 26 -Reynolds seconded Joe Daly vs Billy Welch in New York, NY

1893
Jan 29 Owen Ziegler               Philadelphia, Pa                LK  6
Feb  4 Owen Ziegler               Philadelphia, Pa                ND  4
Feb 17 Billy Ahearn               New York, NY                     L   
          -Perhaps, this is a reference to the 02/17/1894 bout
Apr 29 Johnny Young               Brooklyn, NY                    TK  4
Jun 22 Mike Leonard               Brooklyn, NY                    LT 10
          -Some sources report "LK 9"
Sep 29 an unnamed opponent        Hoboken, NJ                      W   

1894
Jan 11 Mike Leonard               New York, NY                    ND  6
Jan 25 James Fox                  Philadelphia, Pa               SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Feb 17 Billy Ahearn               New York, NY                     L  4
Sep  3 Billy Ahearn               near New York, NY              SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled; The outcome is not known
Sep 25 Billy Ahearn               Long Island, NY                SCH   
          -This bout was scheduled for a "finish" but not held;
            Ahearn refused to fight because Reynolds would
            not change the gloves he wanted for larger ones
Oct 29 -Reynolds seconded Johnny T. Griffin vs George "Kid" Lavigne in Brooklyn, NY

1895
Feb  2 -Reynolds challenged Al O'Brien to a bout
Feb  5 -The Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle reported Reynolds was willing to fight 
           Johnny Gorman in a bout of limited rounds or to a finish
Apr 11 Young Griffo               Albany, NY                     ND  6
May  2 Billy Duke                 Baltimore, Md                   D  8
May 13 Billy Welch                New York, NY                    W  8
May 18 Billy Ernst                Brooklyn, NY                    D  8
Aug 19 George "Elbows" McFadden   New York, NY                    W  3
Oct 12 George "Elbows" McFadden   New York, NY                    L  4

1896
       George "Elbows" McFadden   New York, NY                    L  3

1897
Jun    an unnamed opponent        London, England                EX   
Oct 18 Johnny Hughes              London, England                 L  8

1898
Sep  3 Billy Ernst                Brooklyn, NY                   LK  4

Review courtesy of Tracy Callis, Historian, International Boxing Research Organization